Michael P. Esposito, Jr. has served as the chairman of Syncora Holdings Ltd's (Syncora) (formerly Security Capital Assurance Ltd) board of directors since June 2006, and has been a director of Syncora since its formation.  Mr. Esposito served as chairman of Syncora Guarantee (formerly XL Capital Assurance Inc.) from March 2000 through February 2005.  Mr. Esposito is a former non-executive chairman of the board of directors of XL Capital Ltd (NYSE: XL), a provider of insurance and reinsurance coverage and financial products and services, from 1995 through December 2007.  Since 1995 he has served as a director of Forest City Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: FCY), a real estate development and management firm and since 1997 as a director of Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd., an insurance company. Mr. Esposito served as co-chairman of the board of directors of Inter-Atlantic Capital Partners, Inc., an investment banking firm, from April 1995 to 2000, having previously served as vice chairman from 1994 to 1998. Mr. Esposito served as executive vice president and chief corporate compliance, control and administration officer of The Chase Manhattan Corporation from 1991 to 1995, having previously served as executive vice president and chief financial officer from 1987 to 1991.